# Prove $x_1x_2…x_n \ge (n-1)^n$ [closed]

Let $$x_1x_2…x_n$$ be positive real numbers such that $$\tfrac{1}{1+x_1} + \tfrac{1}{1+x_2} +… + \tfrac{1}{1+x_n}=1$$

Prove that $$x_1x_2…x_n \ge (n-1)^n$$

Please can someone help with this question using a proven inequality such as AM GM or Cauchy Schwarz i recieved the problem at a maths olympiad camp for practice ive solved inequalities before but Im struggling to solve this one.

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• I think you forgot the dollar signs around the math to turn it into mathjax – TrostAft Dec 15 '18 at 17:38
• It seems GM-HM could be useful since you can have the following$$\sqrt[n]{(x_1+1)(x_2+1)...(x_n+1)} \ge \frac{n}{\frac{1}{(x_1+1)}+\frac{1}{(x_2+1)}+...+\frac{1}{(x_n+1)}}=n$$ i.e. $$(x_1+1)(x_2+1)...(x_n+1) \ge n^n$$ which isn't what we're looking for but it's fairly similar – Spasoje Durovic Dec 15 '18 at 18:10
• Hello and welcome to math.stackexchange. Please write about the context: Where does this problem come from? What tools do you know? Can you solve similar problems, e.g. if $n=2$ or if the fractions are $\frac{1}{x_i}$? – Hans Engler Dec 15 '18 at 18:10
• The thing you want to prove is equivalent to $1+\sqrt[n]{x_1x_2\cdots x_n}\ge \cfrac n{\cfrac 1{1+x_1}+\cfrac 1{1+x_2}+\cdots+\cfrac 1{1+x_n}}$. This is finer than AM-GM. Jensen Inequality might work. Refer to this math.stackexchange.com/questions/1600051/… – Lance Dec 15 '18 at 18:21
• Possible duplicate of Prove the following inequality $\sqrt[n]{x_1x_2...x_n}\ge (n-1)$ – Surb Dec 15 '18 at 18:35